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Santiago Barcaza

Irish pub

The Other
Expressing himself as he tends to do
But it was myself
At the same time
A cup on the table
The wine swirling
Like blood
A hand on the table
A wave
Or fluidity of myself
In the dream
Or in the Irish pub
Where you never know if
The face of the Other
Is an expression of yourself, too,
Or not.

Bar Irlandés

Bar Irlandés

El otro
Expresándose como suele hacer
Pero era yo
Al mismo tiempo
Una copa sobre la mesa
El vino entremezclándose
Como la sangre
Una mano sobre la otra
Una ondulación
O fluidez del yo
En el sueño
O en el Bar Irlandés
Donde nunca sabes
El rostro del otro
Te expresa a ti también
O no.
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Irish pub

The Other
Expressing himself as he tends to do
But it was myself
At the same time
A cup on the table
The wine swirling
Like blood
A hand on the table
A wave
Or fluidity of myself
In the dream
Or in the Irish pub
Where you never know if
The face of the Other
Is an expression of yourself, too,
Or not.

Irish pub

The Other
Expressing himself as he tends to do
But it was myself
At the same time
A cup on the table
The wine swirling
Like blood
A hand on the table
A wave
Or fluidity of myself
In the dream
Or in the Irish pub
Where you never know if
The face of the Other
Is an expression of yourself, too,
Or not.
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